Props to UNC for playing at Wofford
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Hard to tell what it will be like- Elon is opening a new facility so there will be a lot of olds there and those olds also sit courtside at the DES.
However with the large number of yankees who attend Elon, it could get loud and obnoxious quickly.
I call bullshit. Everyone knows you graduated high school in the 20s.
Slightly smaller than Cameron indoor in 2018.
A more competitive rivalry than UK/UL these days!
.... but I sure look good! Laughing
I read somewhere that Indiana HS's have some of the largest gyms in the nation?
@IUfanBorden
Edit: found it.
The largest high school basketball gyms in the United States refers to gymnasiums primarily used by secondary schools for basketball purposes. Most of the largest school gyms are located in the state of Indiana,[1] and in 1998 the New York Times reported that 14 of the 16 largest high school gymnasiums were located in that state.[2]
https://www.revolvy.com/page/List-of-largest-high-school-gyms-in-the-United-States
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I think it helps in conference play. Roy pretty consistently outplays the rest of the ACC on the road. I'm not sure that plays a part or not but it could. There has to be some reason.
I think it is pretty cool though. Playing on the road is tough even if the competition isn't elite. I think he believes it helps builds adversity (there are other types of adversity through other games as well of course) and we all know Roy wants to see his guys go through that.
ok, that's great I guess I just think some of you are making a bigger deal out of it because UNC is the only team that did it this season. I mean how many people open up the season playing a top 5 team on a neutral court? not many but I don't see a lot of Duke/UK/MSU fans bragging about scheduling that game while a few UNC fans keep pounding their chest over an 11 point road win against Wofford. It's like some of you want us to give Roy Williams the Caitlyn Jenner treatment, he's so stunning and brave for playing on the road against Elon and Wofford.
That makes sense and I too think it's cool, just think a few UNC fans are overplaying how big of a deal it is. @uncfan in ky in particular.
I don't feel like Duke scheduled that game any more than UNC scheduled their game in their 'classic' or whatever it is called. They both agreed to play in the deal. I think it is because UNC does what all the other schools do and on top of that also does things like this. It is just something Roy does to help other programs and to help his team. Most teams won't do it because they don't want to take a chance on the L, which I understand. Giving Roy some props for doing it is reasonable. Some people make too big a deal out of anything their team does though. Some UNC fans certainly do the same here.
No, had this been Duke you guys would be saying the same thing. Bottom line is Roy will play anyone anywhere. K won’t even schedule top teams for a home and home.
Back in the day I saw both sides. UK was playing home and home's with UNC, UL, and IU. Duke was scheduling neutral site games in arenas where the Ncaat games were held. I think K was ahead of his time when it comes to OOC scheduling.
Meh, not impressed with bragging about Elon and/or Wofford.
But I get why you felt the need to respond.
Yeah, I get that line of thinking. I'm not sure it helped many years though. You have to get to those arenas first.
Who, again, is mad?
I just see a bunch of defensive tar heels fans tbh.
Now, if they'd gone on the road to Villanova or Stanford or San Diego State, I'd agree that that's worth boasting about as a "true road game".
Not bragging on the quality of the opponent. Letting you all know by playing true road games to open the season is rare by a blue blood.
I don’t think I was bragging about either. But i have some insight into the wofford game that you don’t have. An educated perspective that clearly went over your head.
I don't think discussing its relevance (our opinion of it at least) is necessarily being defensive here.
Are UNC and Wofford going to play for the best two out of three?
Maybe a neutral site game to make it fair?
Maybe a neutral site game to make it fair?
I hope so. I think they graduate everyone.
Well, we do Stanford at their place this year. I also this Wofford > Stanford. Wouldn’t be surprised if Wofford makes the tourney.
Well all the other blue bloods are prepping for that CC thing, so..
I wish they'd expand to 6 teams and keep Duke and UNC from playing (and MSU/Indiana should they choose Indy as the 6th). I get why UNC and Kansas don't schedule each other, but I wish the NCAA would kind of force their hands via CC.
I like Kansas having a tough schedule each season, too. But I could care less whether Kansas plays at UCSB or at South Dakota State or wherever.
Good for those schools' athletic budgets, but I don't think it really helps prep for much.
And it doesn't take "stones" to play at Elon. at Wofford.
Lawd.
I like how UK and KU has a semi home and home with a guarantee to play every year OOC.Well all the other blue bloods are prepping for that CC thing, so..
I wish they'd expand to 6 teams and keep Duke and UNC from playing (and MSU/Indiana should they choose Indy as the 6th). I get why UNC and Kansas don't schedule each other, but I wish the NCAA would kind of force their hands via CC.
I like Kansas having a tough schedule each season, too. But I could care less whether Kansas plays at UCSB or at South Dakota State or wherever.
Good for those schools' athletic budgets, but I don't think it really helps prep for much.
And it doesn't take "stones" to play at Elon. at Wofford.
Lawd.
KU is playing @ Rupp this year, and next year UK will be playing MichSt. in the CC, which means we're coming to AFH.
? I'm on Twitter, Bill.
Because you have Wofford friends you're educated?
I never even said you were bragging. Lemme guess, an AFAM grad?
Might want to try school again if you're gonna brag about the smarts, educated man.
it helped at least 5 times which is more than any coach not named Wooden.
^^^^preach.Well all the other blue bloods are prepping for that CC thing, so..
I wish they'd expand to 6 teams and keep Duke and UNC from playing (and MSU/Indiana should they choose Indy as the 6th). I get why UNC and Kansas don't schedule each other, but I wish the NCAA would kind of force their hands via CC.
I like Kansas having a tough schedule each season, too. But I could care less whether Kansas plays at UCSB or at South Dakota State or wherever.
Good for those schools' athletic budgets, but I don't think it really helps prep for much.
And it doesn't take "stones" to play at Elon. at Wofford.
Lawd.
This thread has been fun.
If ol' Billy Rustled would buy some of that-there fandangled jewelry on the Facebooks, it'd be much appreciated. I needs the funds to bye Chrismus presence for my 11teen toddlers.
It has been. I certainly am not standing behind everything UNC fans are saying either. I may disagree with you on this road thing but have at those who deserve it, haha.
Yea , I am going to the Elon game tomorrow night. UNC basketball in a 6,000 seat gym is always good with me.
Where's your link to your gofundme so you can afford a Mt Dew for lunch?
I’m not a UNC fan. Doesn’t apply.
And I’ve been to a few games at Wofford’s arena, being from that area, and went to school in the same area, not far away.. So, again, I’m far more familiar than you are with wofford’s arena and game experience and posted positively based on my own experience and convos with grads about this particular game.
I offer a supremely superior take on the whole experience.. from snacks to indoor air temp to clock operation.. but I chose only to post that the game meant a lot to wofford. And they made a lot of money with Carolina gaining some solid early season experience.
So no one was bragging. Don’t be salty.
Btw. I’m available if you want to DM questions to learn more about Wofford and the surrounding areas.
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It's just enjoyable to watch- nothing more, nothing less. I would rather watch Carolina play a tough game on the road pre-conference than I would watch them play a cupcake at the DES.
As far as is it a big deal- I guess it depends on how much you dislike losing to ok/bad teams in the first round of the NCAA tourney when your team is a 2 or 3 seed.
Yeah I'm sure if Duke had played Wofford on the road in 2012 and 2014 they would have won the title.
I don't know about all that, but it might have helped them get to the first weekend.
Its UNC fans, if Roy came out and said he liked to kick babies. UNC fans would be talking about how K or whatever coach has no honor because they dont kick babies.
Hell remember a couple of years ago when they were pimping Roy because he never offers kids till the end of their Jr year. How Roy had integrity for doing that and they would never support a coach that offered a scholarship before then.
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